Pierluigi Paganini
February 03, 2017
The Metasploit hacking toolkit now includes a new hardware bridge that makes it easier for users to analyze hardware devices. The popular offensive hacking toolkit Metasploit now is powerful, it included a hardware bridge to conduct security tests on hardware. It is a great support to the users that have to test hardware, including IoT devices. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 03, 2017
Given the high trust we have on Gmail we tend to believe that all messages that fall into our inbox are legit and safe, but there is something to know … 1. Introduction Taking good care of e-mail messages is certainly among the first recommendations of any information security policy and user awareness program. The involved […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
The Russia-linked cyber espionage group known as Turla has been using a new piece of JavaScript malware to profile victims, Kaspersky Lab reported on Thursday. Turla is the name of a Russian cyber espionage ATP group (also known as Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) that has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
Dutch Government announced that all ballots in the election next month will be counted by hand in order to avoid any interference due to cyber attacks. Recent US 2016 Presidential Election has given the world an important lesson, foreign hackers are a dangerous threat even for democracy. Recently Franche Defense Minister Le Drian comments expressed concerns […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
A nation state actor could be behind the security breach suffered by the Czech Foreign Ministry, experts are investigating the case. On Tuesday the Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek announced that threat actors have breached dozens of email accounts at the Czech Foreign Ministry. Zaoralek added that the cyber-attacks were likely conducted by a foreign state, but […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2017
A new dangerous Zero-day Content Injection vulnerability has been discovered in the WordPress CMS, it affects the WordPress REST API. A new dangerous vulnerability has been discovered in the WordPress CMS, it is a zero-day content injection flaw in the WordPress REST API. The vulnerability discovered by a security researcher at firm Sucuri could be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
The Spanish law enforcement claims to have arrested the popular hacker Phineas Fisher, but someone using his email account denied it. Spanish law enforcement has arrested the notorious hacked Phineas Fisher (@GammaGroupPR), the cyber security expert that breached the surveillance firms Hacking Team and Gamma International. In May 2016, Phineas Fisher stole $10,000 from a bank and donated the equivalent […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
Security researcher Kafeine discovered a new ransomware dubbed CryptoShield that is being distributed via EITest campaign through the RIG exploit kit. The ProofPoint security researcher Kafeine discovered a new CryptoMix, CrypMix, variant called CryptoShield 1.0 Ransowmare. Crooks are distributing it via EITest campaign that leverages RIG exploit kit. “As a note, in this article I […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
A study revealed how hackers in the dark web are arming insiders with the tools and knowledge necessary to help steal corporate secrets. The dark web is the right place where to buy and sell corporate secrets, experts at the risk management firm RedOwl and Israeli threat intelligence firm IntSights made an interesting research titled “Monetizing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 01, 2017
A group of researchers from the University Alliance Ruhr has found a cross-site printing bug in the old PostScript language. Popular printer models manufactured by Dell, Brother, Konica, Samsung, HP, and Lexmark are affected by security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers to steal passwords, steal information from the print jobs, and shut down the devices. The […]
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